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San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Created and managed many AWS services like EC2, S3, ALB, Route 53, VPC, IAM, SNS, Cloud watch, RDS, Workspaces, FSX and AWS Backup.• Built and automated AWS workspaces solution to help migration of users from Citrix desktop.• Deployed and modularized most of the AWS services using Terraform.• Created Github Actions workflows to implement CI/CD pipelines.• Implemented Ansible playbooks to build/configure new servers and manage existing servers.• Created AWS Lambda Functions for automations tasks like AWS Workspaces creation / deletion, launching EC2 instances on schedules etc.• Built customized Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) and deployed them using Packer and Terraform.• Implemented the whole Prometheus and Grafana monitoring system to monitor servers in AWS.• Created and participated in on-call services using PagerDuty and CloudWatch Alarms.• Created many AD GPO policies and managed the AD domain infrastructure.• Managed SSL certs, ensuring their timely renewal and adherence to best security practices.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define and document DevOps processes, standards, and guidelines, facilitating knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members.• Conducted thorough cost analysis and optimization exercises resulting in substantial cost savings by right-sizing resources and policies.

Pleasanton, California, Us

• Configured AWS S3 buckets with life cycle policies, managed cloud trail logs and objects within each bucket.• Used IAM for creating roles, users, groups and attached policies to provide minimum access to resources.• Utilized AWS Cloud Watch to setup Custom Dashboards, log groups and alerts to monitor Disk, CPU utilization, memory, latency and Network operations etc.• Created Firewall IPS policies, Content Filtering service, Gateway Anti-virus and Advanced threat protection services to protect the Network from security risks and vulnerabilities.• Maintained and configured Sonicwall firewall, NAT Policies, VPN connections, DMZ zone and access rules.• Established Site to site VPN connection, routing policies between AWS and on-prem Firewalls.• Network design, implementation and troubleshooting including VLANs, ACLs using Cisco routers and switches.• Windows server administration and maintenance including Active Directory, Group policy, Hyper-V and NAS Storage.• Experience in setting up FTP, NFS and Samba servers for File sharing.• Install, trouble shoot Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Bamboo on the server.• Administered various software’s like Solidworks, Coverity, Polarion, Upsource and Matlab, JAMF.• Managed all IT purchasing, inventory. Performed planning and deployment of the security policies of the company.

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

•Created, worked and escalated trouble tickets in a 24/7 environment.•Develop and maintain documentation for efficient NOC operations (including maintaining inventory of sites, contracts and infrastructure)Worked on Cisco CUCM and Cisco Unity to maintain and configure Voice and Video communication inside the company's network•Configured networks and new deployment for Routers, Switches and Access Points•Monitoring the network using SolarWinds and making changes in the network as required and managing tickets on Autotask.•Maintained daily performance of computer systems and network.•Responded to all requests received in the shape of phone calls, emails or official forms.

Master'S Degree, Computer Networking

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics And Communication Engineering